John Brooks (c. 1783 – September 10, 1813) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812. He was the son of later Governor of Massachusetts John Brooks.
Biography Born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, Brooks was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant, October 1, 1807. He commanded the detachment of Marines on Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship, .
He was killed in action during the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813.
Concurrent with the issuance of Congressional Gold Medals to Commodore Perry and Jesse Elliott, Congress awarded Silver Medals (modeled on the Perry medal) to each commissioned officer and one to the nearest male relative of Lt. John Brooks Jr. of the U.S. Marine Corps, who was killed in the engagement.Snowden, James Ross (1809-1878), Director of the Mint: United States Mint. (1861) A Description of the Medals of Washington; and of Other Objects of Interest in the Museum of the Mint. Illustrated, to Which Are Added Biographical Notices of the Directors of the Mint from 1792 to the Year 1851. (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co.), pp. 83-84.
The destroyer , launched in 1919, was named for him.
References
External links Altoff, Gerard T. War Of 1812: Leathernecks On Lake Erie - Originally published in the November 1988. Marine Corps Gazette.